This jacked-up trick took all the wiggle out of the wrench so a stubborn bottom bracket (BB) fixed cup {old-school} (solidly in place for over 25 years – pictured above) could be easily removed without a specialty tool.

It’s tricky bidness removing a rust welded fixed cup because the thickness where the tool takes its bite is too thin to get a secure grip without first holding it mechanically fastened in place.

Solution: cut enough wood so its thickness extends a fraction of an inch beyond the end of the crank spindle and completely hides it (about an inch thick); drill 3/4 inch hole and place a one inch washer over the cavity with a center diameter big enough so you can tighten the bolt into the spindle and secure the wood against the (Sugino) BB Tool, holding it in place around the fixed cup.  Now you can jack-out enough pressure on the wrench to break the cup loose.  That’s pretty damn cool.

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J.A.Steiner Tool: ~$55.00 (http://www.mtnbikes.net/steinfixedcupremover.aspx)

Hozan BB Tool: ~$125.00 (http://www.bikesonline.com/hozan-cup…)